hare
noun
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
hared
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past participleof hare.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof hare.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
harenounany rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
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Hassan sprung to her feet, hared after the pack, made up 25 metres on them, and came through to win.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2022
But the tap down bounced kindly for Kelleher who hared to the tryline.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 14, 2021
He picked himself up and hared off in pursuit of Carapaz, bashing on his displaced left-brake lever as he descended, trying to hammer it back straight on his handlebars.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 17, 2020
Next day I turned tail and hared back south, popping over the bridge to Anacortes on Fidalgo Island.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 5, 2016
Sperretooul Sircles is held nitely & 4 or 5 long hared fellers has settled here and gone into the Sperret biznis excloosively.
From The Complete Works of Artemus Ward — Part 1: Essays, Sketches, and Letters by Artemus Ward
